"Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

Wordle 1,562 6/6

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Wordle 1562 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE
EMOJI
GOOEY

This one was hard, and I’m happy to have escaped with a 4. After 2, I thought of EPOXY, but that had been used, but at least it made me think of EMOJI. Which I was surprised wasn’t the solution, because WTF else was still out there? Really nothing besides the solution, but it wasn’t easy to find.

Wordle 1,562 6/6

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Yeesh!

Looks like one of your guesses dropped off, where did it go?

Wordle 1,562 3/6*

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Melee
Bogey
Gooey

Yes, it should be a repeat second line in there,

It was FLOCK:
Wordle 1,562 4/6

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AUDIO
FLOCk
PROBE
GOOEY

What I get for cross-posting from WhatsApp

Wordle 1,562 5/6

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HEART
SPINE
ELBOW
FOGEY
GOOEY

Wordle 1,562 5/6* 9/28/2025

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FRITZ → A not entirely unexpected whiff. Good first word second time, with
LANES → I had hoped for a little more there. I’d better try some vowels, I’m sure there’s at least one more in there
DOPEY → Good call. The first word I saw I had to try for my next attempt, lest I be overcome by irony on the fifth try
BOGEY → OK, it wasn’t that. From GO?EY, I thought about literally every consonant in there, discarded them all (mentally), then finally got around to the repeat vowels
GOOEY

It’s interesting how the “WoFcons” and “vowel-heavy” strategies complement one another, particularly when I need to transition quickly from one to another. Scoredle also finishes in five, with a methodical all-green board.

Wordle 1,563 4/6

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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: Ai assist :zany_face: :kangaroo:

Wordle 1,562 5/6

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RELAY
ENEMY
COVEY
HOKEY
GOOEY

Wordle 1,562 6/6*

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Whew!

SNIDE
BERRY
ALLEY
COVEY
HOMEY
GOOEY

Wordle 1,562 5/6

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CRANE
HOIST
MOVED
YOKEL
GOOEY

So you cannot access NYT puzzles directly? Kudos for getting in the game.

Not when I’m not at my computer on holiday - I’m not loading their app on my phone.
Usually do play directly - well, the free non-subscriber ones.

Wordle 1,562 4/6

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LEAST
DINER
FOGEY
GOOEY

I was stumped for a while after two. There were only a small handful of possible words, any of which would likely have led me to GOOEY on the next guess.

Wordle 1,563 2/6

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RATIO
CIVIL

Lucky guess

Wordle 1,563 2/6

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AUDIO
CIVIL Couldn’t really think of any E_I words to try first. Thought of MERIT after the fact.

Wordle 1,563 2/6

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COVER
CIVIL

Lots of 2s already. Way to go you guys! I’m happy with my 3.
Wordle 1,563 3/6 — Mon 29 Sep 2025-09-29
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STEAK
COLINthere’s only one likely possibility
CIVILbingo! because I doubt it’s cylix; had to look that up, it’s an ancient Greek drinking cup (more commonly spelled, kylix)